Ink-well.



J. W. FERRY. INK WELL. APPLIUATION FILED MAY 23, 1908.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

Svwentoz Witnesses W cm, WASHINGTON, u. c.

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JOHN W. FERRY, OF LIGONIER, PENNSYLVANIA.

INK-WELL.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN \V. FERRY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Ligonier, in the county of Westmorel-and and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inInk-Wells, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ink wells, and the objects of my inventionare, first, to provide an ink well that will not spill the contentsthereof when accidentally tilted or upset; second, to provide an inkwell of a novel construction that can be safely carried without havingthe contents thereof spilled; and third, to provide a simple,inexpensive and durable ink well of such a construction as to preventrapid evaporation of the ink or writing fluid contained therein.

I attain the above objects by an ink well that will be presentlydescribed in detail and then specifically pointed out in the ap pendedclaim.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a vertical sectional view of anink well constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is ahorizontal sectional view taken on the line w-ac of Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a cylindrical receptaclehaving a flanged bottom 2 and flared upper edges 3 supporting a convexcover or plate at, which is preferably made integral with the flarededges 8 of the receptacle. The convex cover or plate 4 is provided witha central depending funnel-shaped tube 5.

The receptacle 1 is provided with a hori zontal partition 6 having acentral depending funnel-shaped tube 7 connecting with the flangedbottom 2 of said receptacle, said tube adjacent to the bottom 2 beingprovided with a port or opening 8. The side of the receptacle isprovided with an enlargement 9 having an opening 10 formed thereincommunicating with a bypath 11, said opening and bypath being employedfor filling the ink well with ink or writing fluid. The opening 10 isnormally closed by a stopper 12.

Ink or writing fluid within the ink well Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed May 23, 1908.

Patented April 6, 1909.

Serial No. 43%,506.

is confined within the .receptacle beneath the horizontal partition (3,while a small quantity of the ink or writ-ing fluid is allowed to flowthrough the opening 8 into the tube 7, where it can be easily reached bya pen inserted through the tube 5 into the tube 7. Should the ink wellbe accidentally upset or tilted, the ink within the tube '7 will flowinto the space surrounding the tube 5, while the ink within thereceptacle beneath the partition 6 will be retained therein. The spacesurrounding the depending tube 5 provides a sufiicient reservoir for anyink or writing fluid that might escape when the ink well is upset. Myink well is preferably made of glass or a vitreous material and ispreferably molded.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

An ink well comprising a receptacle having a flat bottom and a convexcover with a central depending funnel-shaped tube, a horizontalpartition disposed in said receptacle and forming an upper compartmentand a lower compartment, said partition provided centrally thereof witha depending funnel-shaped tube having its lower end formed integral withthe bottom of the receptacle, said tubes arranged in vertical alinement,the flaring portion of the lower tube being greater than the flaringportion of the upper tube said second mentioned tube having an openingtherein in close proximity to the bottom of the receptacle andconstituting a means for establishing communication between the secondmentioned tube and the lower compartment, said receptacle having alateral enlargement at one side thereof provided with an opening andwith an inclined passage communicating with said lower compartment, saidopening in the enlargement adapted to be closed by a stopper, andarranged in a plane above the plane of the partition.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN W. FERRY.

Witnesses MAX H. SROLOVITZ, G. V. BROOKS.

